title: Collecting resident or thioglycollate-elicited peritoneal macrophages.
abstract: Peritoneal macrophages are invaluable for gaining an understanding of innate immune responses due to their physiological relevance. These macrophages can be harvested from the peritoneum to give a resident population or can be elicited through the use of thioglycollate. This chapter describes how to collect each type of macrophage.
authors.affiliation: Infectious and Inflammatory Disease Center, Sanford Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001854:Bone Marrow Cells / Q000166:cytology; D019070:Cell Lineage; D007113:Immunity, Innate / Q000235:genetics*; D017737:Macrophages, Peritoneal / Q000166:cytology*; D051379:Mice; D013864:Thioglycolates / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D013864:Thioglycolates